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DISH drops WDBJ7 from its service
7+ hour, 6+ min ago (143+ words) DISH drops WDBJ7 from its service'WDBJ7 (WDBJ) - DISH Network customers lost access to WDBJ7 Tuesday, March 10 after a renewal agreement was not reached. This means DISH customers no longer have access to CBS programming and WDBJ7 newscasts. If you're a DISH customer, you…...
iCloud hack costs mom thousands of cherished photos, videos
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (310+ words) (Aging Untold) " Imagine losing access to tens of thousands of precious family memories with the click of a button. That's exactly what happened to a mother from Charlotte, North Carolina after hackers gained control of her iCloud account. Samantha even…...
This day in history: Alexander Graham Bell makes first phone call
17+ hour, 40+ min ago (82+ words) (WDBJ) - March 10, 1876: Alexander Graham Bell conducted a successful experiment with the telephone. His assistant, Thomas Watson, heard Bell say over his experimental telephone: "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you., from the next room of Bell's Boston laboratory....
DISH could pull WDBJ7 from its service soon
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (157+ words) ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - DISH Network customers could lose access to WDBJ7 Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. ET unless a renewal agreement is reached soon. If an agreement is not reached, DISH will pull WDBJ7 from its lineup Tuesday evening. This means DISH customers will…...
Giles County to receive $700K grant for broadband expansion project
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (192+ words) GILES COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $700,000 grant to Pembroke Telephone Cooperative, based in Giles County, for a broadband expansion project, the Office of Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va) announced. The funds will support the implementation…...
The real cost of switching phone carriers
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (239+ words) (InvestigateTV) " March is the most common month for customers to shop around for a new mobile phone carrier, according to NumberBarn, a company that works with nearly every wireless carrier. Jeremy Watkin, director of customer experience for NumberBarn, said tax…...
“Know more before you give the keys to the digital highway”: Reactions offered after judge blocks social media law
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (356+ words) RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia is making headlines with a new law that limits kids under 16 to one hour of each day of social media per platform - unless parents allow more screen time. That law went into effect January first. But…...
Hot-air balloon crashes into Texas communications tower - clipped version
1+ week, 1+ day ago (29+ words) Hot-air balloon crashes into Texas communications tower - clipped version'WDBJ7 Hot-air balloon crashes into Texas communications tower - clipped version 4 adults charged after toddler allegedly exposed to meth...
Google Data Center’s expected water use made public
1+ week, 6+ day ago (732+ words) BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Western Virginia Water Authority this week released records detailing Google's projected water use at a planned data center in Botetourt County, following a months-long court battle with the Roanoke Rambler. The records show the data…...
Appomattox residents concerned about planned data center
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (1070+ words) APPOMATTOX, Va. (WDBJ) - A digital company called AVAIO plans to build a large data center on more than 450 acres at the Appomattox Business Center. The county made the announcement at the end of 2024. Residents who live near the proposed site…...